Victorian Rocking Horse by Authentic ModelsYounger sons born into nobility or the gentry were often sent to serve at the Royal Court as pages of honor. Part of their education was learning tournament jousting. The master at arms used wooden horses mounted on swings to teach skills with sword and lance. This wooden horse evolved over time into the classic rocking horse. No upper class children's playroom was without one. Some were mounted on oval wood rockers, others on a 'safety' stand, where